What color is #87DFA3?

#87DFA3 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Enchanted Emerald. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87DFA3?

The RGB value is 135, 223, 163: 135 red, 223 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87DFA3?

The complementary color is #DF87C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87DFA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87DFA3 color

#87DFA3 rgb(135, 223, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #87DFA3 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 87.5% green and 63.9% blue (135, 223, 163).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 58% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Emerald (#7ED89A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.11:1).

#87DFA3 color codes

HEX	`#87DFA3`
RGB	`rgb(135, 223, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 87.5%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 58%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 39%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 27%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.15, -39.24, 21.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.15, 44.64, 151.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.988, 60.568, 44.069)`
Decimal	`8904611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87DFA3, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #87DFA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87DFA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #87DFA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87dfa3; }
.text { color: #87dfa3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87dfa3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 223 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87dfa3, #87dfcf); }

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Questions

What color is #87DFA3?: #87DFA3 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Enchanted Emerald. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87DFA3?: The RGB value is 135, 223, 163: 135 red, 223 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87DFA3?: The complementary color is #DF87C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87DFA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.